Social Media Revolution Series
Three ways Facebook could reduce fake news without resorting to censorship
Dec 04, 2016 01:48 am UTC| Technology
The public gets a lot of its news and information from Facebook. Some of it is fake. That presents a problem for the sites users, and for the company itself. Facebook cofounder and chairman Mark Zuckerberg said the...
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Facebook Turns To AI, Promises To Crack Down On Fake News And Offensive Content
Dec 02, 2016 04:34 am UTC| Technology
Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg have been under a lot of pressure recently to address the spread of fake news content on its news feed. While Zuckerberg had previously been reticent about actually suppressing such...
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Misinformation on social media: Can technology save us?
Nov 29, 2016 16:29 pm UTC| Technology
If you get your news from social media, as most Americans do, you are exposed to a daily dose of hoaxes, rumors, conspiracy theories and misleading news. When its all mixed in with reliable information from honest sources,...
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Facebook Images Leading To Malware Infections, Computers Hijacked
Nov 28, 2016 04:38 am UTC| Technology
As if there wasnt enough to worry about when browsing online, what with trying to avoid malware and virus landmines via spam mail and infected websites, now social media is also a source of unwanted software. A report...
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Uncle Sam Says No More Pokemon Go And Snapchat While Driving
Nov 24, 2016 03:29 am UTC| Technology
Its finally happening. After years of road accidents caused by inattentive drivers using their smartphones while in their cars, the matter is now being addressed directly by U.S. regulators. Instructing smartphone makers...
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Facebook's accidental 'death' of users reminds us to plan for digital death
Nov 23, 2016 23:23 pm UTC| Technology
The accidental death of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and millions of other Facebook users is a timely reminder of what happens to our online content once we do pass away. Earlier this month, Zuckerbergs Facebook...
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20 GBPS Internet Connection Could Be Available Via Facebook Drone
Nov 23, 2016 09:46 am UTC| Technology
Facebook has made no secret of its plans to make sure that every single person in the world will have access to the internet, and by extension to the social media site, which currently has over 1.7 billion users already....
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